Rubik’s Cubes, and their pyramidal, spherical, and other 3D-combination-puzzle spinoffs, were very popular in the early-1980s.  Once one...

My husband and I take an exercise walk outside early in the morning on most days.  In these sultry Midwest days of summer, the literal...

Periodically, this post pops up in my social media feeds: “The biggest joke on humankind is that computers have started asking humans to...

I was researching something else a couple of days ago when I came across POMS (Social Security Program Operations Manual) listing DI...

“Press one to hear our office hours and location.  Press two for…”. You know the drill.  You call your local Social Security office or...

When you have been waiting for months for a decision on your Social Security disability application, and you get a denial letter with...

An out-of-town sibling expressed concern because his adult brother with a disability has an IQ of 72 and holds a job in which he earns...

Work requirements have been raised in the past and are surfacing again in the context of Medicaid reform.  In my nearly two decades of...

People with disabilities, their families and friends, and those who work with them in professional capacities understand that the vast...

Recently, I watched Patrice: The Movie , available on Hulu.  Happy/sad and honest, “Patrice” makes it clear why the term “special needs”...

Clients sometimes begin their outreach by expressing concern that their application for Social Security Disability benefits will be...

Most financial planners advise individuals and couples to create a Social Security filing strategy that maximizes benefits payable but...

I took myself and my sons to a new dentist recently.  I had to fill out the usual new-patient paperwork.  On the list of questions...

While the variety of Medicaid eligibility categories can cause confusion, they are welcome to the extent that they allow people with...

In this short series of posts, I am talking about Medicaid eligibility for people with disabilities.  Most states, including my home...

Dental and gum health, it turns out, are important to the health of the rest of our body.  So, we all need to brush our teeth.  Growing...

Taxes are one of those certainties of life.  They may go up, they may go down, but they won’t go away.  The best that taxpayers, with...

Education planning, by which we financial - plann ing professionals and our clients mean primarily planning to fund postsecondary...

College was where I first experimented with (part-time) vegetarianism from which, happily, the dining halls’ weak attempt at fried tofu...

According to a survey conducted by the website “Best Colleges,” the top five reasons that students gave for attending postsecondary...